2018 Baseball All-OAC Teams and Special Award Winners
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Ohio Athletic Conference 4990 Mahoning Ave. Suite C P.O. Box 4656 Austintown, Ohio 44515 Phone 330-259-9090 ● Fax 330-259-9091 www.oac.org Timothy W. Gleason, Commissioner For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Miller May 14, 2018 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2018 Baseball All-OAC Teams and Special Award Winners Dr. Bob Fisher OAC Player-of-the-Year: Ben Beachy, Otterbein Otterbein junior short stop Ben Beachy (Springboro / Springboro) has been named the 2018 Dr. Bob Fisher OAC Player-of-the- Year. Heading into the OAC Tournament, Goodall carried a .395 batting average. In 152 at-bats, he tallied 60 hits, 45 runs, 44 RBI, with 21 doubles and nine homeruns. In the field, Beachy posted a .953 field percentage with 56 putouts. Beachy has earned First- Team All-OAC honors. This is the fourth presentation of the Dr. Bob Fisher Award. Fisher retired in 2010 after 42 years at the helm of the Baldwin Wallace baseball program. Coach Fisher was the winningest coach in the history of the College with 700 career wins (700-641-14 overall). Kent Tekulve OAC Pitcher-of-the-Year: David Stover, Marietta Marietta senior David Stover (Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas Jefferson) has been named the 2018 Kent Tekulve Pitcher-of-the-Year. During the regular season, Stover recorded a 10-2 record and one save in 17 appearances. In 72 innings of work, Stover posted a 2.24 earned-run average with 71 hits, 22 runs, and 49 strike outs. He has been named First Team All-OAC. This is the 18th year in which this honor has been presented. The award is named after 1969 Marietta graduate Kent Tekulve, who spent 21 seasons playing professional baseball, including 17 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a key member of the Pirates' 1979 World Series championship team, setting a major league record with three saves in the series against Baltimore. He broke Hoyt Wilhelm's record of 1,018 career relief appearances. Tekulve finished his professional career with 1,050 games played, 184 saves and a 94-90 record. 2018 All-OAC Teams -First Team- Name, School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School Monroe Donnelly, John Carroll # Sr. C Charlotte, Nc Providence Day School Mike Hale, Marietta Jr 1B Dayton, Ohio Northmont Evan Long, Heidelberg #+@ Sr. 2B Okemos, Mich. / Okemos Luke Klinehoffer, Ohio Northern & Jr. 3B Zanesville / John Glenn Ben Beachy, Otterbein & Jr. SS Springboro / Springboro Dudley Taw, Baldwin Wallace So. OF Sheffield Lake / Brookside Alex Marcum, Baldwin Wallace # Sr. OF Granville / Granville Patrick Keohane, John Carroll # Jr. OF Quincy, Ma Boston College High School David Stover, Marietta *= Sr. P Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas Jefferson Trevor Adkins, Heidelberg So. P Xenia, Ohio / Xenia Josh Mohr, Ohio Northern So. P Oregon / Clay Caleb Thomas, Ohio Northern Jr. DH Strongsville / Strongsville Collin Hoffmann, Otterbein So. P Galena / Olentangy Danny Cody, Baldwin Wallace Jr. P Medina / Brecksville-Broadview Hts. Dominic Mittiga, John Carroll # Jr, 3B Green, Oh Walsh Jesuit Chris Petrucci, Marietta #%* Sr. SS Farmington, W.Va. Notre Dame -Second Team- Name, School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School Justin Feltner, Otterbein Sr. C Kettering / Fairmont Luke Barber, Otterbein Fr. 1B Gahanna / St. Francis DeSales Hayden Shenefield, Ohio Northern Sr. 2B Powell / Worthington Kilbourne Connor Brett, Otterbein Jr, 3B Galena / Olentangy Joey Rydzewski, Heidelberg # Sr. SS Chesterfield, Mich. / De La Salle Collegiate Bryan Stopar, Otterbein # Sr. OF Westerville / St. Francis DeSales Chase Knodle, Baldwin Wallace Sr. OF Poland / Seminary Matt Psychas, Heidelberg Jr, OF Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron Evan Lovick, Baldwin Wallace #@^ Sr. P Mentor / Mentor Stevie Yuran, Otterbein = Sr. P Venetia, Pa. / Peters Township Alex Sir Louis, Heidelberg Jr, P North Royalton, Ohio / North Royalton Craig Prince, Otterbein *# Sr. P Hanover / Licking Valley Noah Skladan, Mount Union & Sr. P Amherst / Steele Austin Frey, Ohio Northern Jr. P Peoria, Az. / Sunrise Mountain Billy Goodall, Mount Union *# Sr. OF Canfield/South Range Darrin Shirk, Heidelberg Sr. OF Fredericksburg, Penn. / Northern Lebanon -Honorable Mention- Name, School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School Phil Mary, Mount Union # Jr. P Venetia, Pa. / Peters Township Patrick Avellano, Capital Sr. P Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta Josh Chua, Wilmington & Sr. OF Lancaster, England / Claremont (CA) Evan Hinds, Muskingum Jr. P Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central Geoff Snyder, Marietta So. 2B Norton, Ohio Norton Tim Snyder, Otterbein Jr. OF Novelty / West Geauga Scott Oberhelman, Marietta & Sr. P Washington Twp., N.J. Old Tappan Kyle Slovick, Heidelberg Sr. 3B Middleburg Heights, Ohio / Berea-Midpark Joseph Borkey, Capital Sr. P Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta Nate Bye, Ohio Northern So. P Thorntown, Ind. / Western Boone Johnny Putnam, Otterbein & Jr, P Baltimore / Liberty Union Derek Penman, John Carroll Jr, OF Amherst, Ny St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Aaron Zawadski, John Carroll So. SS Olmsted Falls, Oh Olmsted Falls Michael Barnabei, Marietta Sr. OF/P Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central Brady Cottom, Marietta So. C Matthews, N.C. Butler Trent Kaltenbach, Baldwin Wallace = Sr. C Plain City / Jonathan Alder Alexander Smith, Capital += Sr. OF Elk Grove, Calif. / Cosumnes Oaks KEY: 2016: First Team ^ … Second Team * … Honorable Mention + 2015: First Team !… Second Team % … Honorable Mention @ 2017: First Team # … Second Team = … Honorable Mention & .